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Campus News

BYU gives international students opportunity to live American experience

By Fernanda Arias
February 07, 2024 12:00 AM
The Incoming Exchange Student program took international students to live an 'American experience' in Orlando from Jan. 25-Jan. 28.
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Books

North Korean defectors now living in Utah release new book about their escape

By Belle Lewis
October 19, 2023 12:00 AM
She thought he was going away on business. He knew he would be leaving North Korea.
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Video of the Day

Video of the Day: Passenger opens plane door mid-flight

By Joel Leighton
May 30, 2023 12:00 AM
A passenger opened a plane door mid-flight minutes before landing in Daegu, South Korea on Friday, May 26.
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Movies & Television

'Squid Game', Korean pop culture on the rise in America

By Savannah Hsu
January 18, 2023 12:00 AM
Ever since its release on Sept. 17, 2021, the Korean drama 'Squid Game' captivated the world with its unique storytelling of class conflicts in a dystopian society.
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Healthy Living

BYU K-pop club brings South Korean culture to BYU

By Sierra Freeland
February 07, 2020 12:00 AM
The BYUSA K-pop Club gives students of different backgrounds opportunities to enjoy the culture and movement of K-pop music.
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World

Memorial speaks to North Korea's ties to summit host Vietnam

By Associated Press
February 19, 2019 12:00 AM
war veteran Duong Van Dau walks in between a row of headstones at a memorial for North Korean fallen pilots in Bac Giang province, Vietnam. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
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Nation

A look at Americans who have been detained in North Korea

By Associated Press
November 16, 2018 12:00 AM
South Korean army soldiers patrol along the barbed-wire fence in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed the successful test of 'a newly developed ultramodern tactical weapon,' the nation's state media reported Friday, though it didn't describe what sort of weapon it was.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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Nation

Trump address to UN overshadowed by messy domestic politics

By Associated Press
September 25, 2018 12:00 AM
President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement at the Lotte New York Palace hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Monday, Sept. 24, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Religion

North Korean refugees make it to BYU

By Mckayla Robinson
April 27, 2018 12:00 AM
Nearly 10 years ago, North Korean native Donghyun Kim told his wife Jiyein Song he was leaving town on a business trip. Song believed this trip would only last 15 days, but she began to worry when he never returned. Little did she know, Kim had escaped North Korea and was making his way through China, Laos, Thailand and into South Korea.
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Art

Things you should know today: 3/5/18

By Caleb Turner
March 05, 2018 12:00 AM
'Shape of Water' triumphs at an Oscars awash in change
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Uncategorized

High-level Seoul officials to head to North Korea for talks

By Associated Press
March 05, 2018 12:00 AM
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president will send a delegation led by his national security director to North Korea this week for talks on how to ease nuclear tensions and help arrange the restart of dialogue between Pyongyang and Washington, officials said Sunday.
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World

Analysis: As Olympics begin, 2 Koreas navigate an odd moment

By Associated Press
February 08, 2018 12:00 AM
People watch a TV showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presided over an extravagant military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square on Thursday, grabbing the spotlight on the eve of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea to thumb his nose at Washington while making a point of showing off his new-found restraint toward Seoul.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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Photo Galleries

Korean BYU students talk Olympics; LDS Church ready for visitors

By Caleb Turner
February 06, 2018 12:00 AM
The official emblem of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Winter Games is seen in downtown Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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Featured

Things to know today 1/22/18

By Mckayla Robinson
January 22, 2018 12:00 AM
Shutdown end in sight as senators announce agreement
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Featured

U.S., North Korea talk tough, military options loom

By Eric Baker
December 08, 2017 12:00 AM
In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber, right top, flies over the Korean Peninsula with South Korean fighter jets and U.S. fighter jets during the combined aerial exercise, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017. The United States flew a B-1B supersonic bomber over South Korea on Wednesday in part of a massive combined aerial exercise involving hundreds of warplanes, a clear warning after North Korea last week tested its biggest and most powerful missile yet. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)
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Nation

Sen. Lee urges recognition of possible North Korean kidnapping

By Madalyn Mcrae
June 30, 2017 12:00 AM
BYU student David Sneddon served his mission in Seoul, South Korea. Sneddon disappeared in 2004 and is believed to be imprisoned by North Korea and teaching English to government officials. (Kathleen Sneddon)
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World

International Valentine's Day celebrations

By Kristine Hoyt
February 14, 2017 12:00 AM
Chocolates, love letters, flowers, candy, jewelry, dinner, oversized stuffed animals — these are just some of the gifts Americans exchange to celebrate Valentine's Day.
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Campus Events

International relations experts speak on Korean and Chinese relations

By Jessica Banuelos
March 31, 2016 12:00 AM
Douglas Paal speaks to students at the David M. Kennedy Center about his personal experiences with Korean and Chinese government issues. (Maddi Driggs)
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